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On the 2018 Sunshine List · 10 years

John Kearney

Chief Information Officer · McMaster University
2018 Total Compensation Paid
$189,764.22
▲ 24.0% since 2009

John Kearney was paid $189,764.22 in total compensation as Chief Information Officer at McMaster University in 2018, 90% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

John Kearney has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 10 times since 2009, earning $1.9M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $190,332.00 a year, up 24% over that span.

That is 14% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$189,764.22
Latest compensation
in 2018
$1.9M
Total compensation
across 10 years
$190,332.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+24.0%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

10 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$141K$162K$183K$204K$225K2009201020112012201320142015201620172018
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How John Kearney's total compensation has moved across 10 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2016 · $217,401.96
Lifetime total compensation$1.9M
Annual average$190,332.00
Total growth since 2009+24.0%
Biggest raise+15.5% (2010)
Biggest drop-11.4% (2017)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

10 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2018Latest
Chief Information Officer$189,764.22▼ 1.5%
2017
Chief Information Officer$192,725.80▼ 11.4%
2016★ Best
Chief Information Officer$217,401.96▲ 1.4%
2015
Chief Information Officer$214,487.26▲ 7.6%
2014
Chief Information Officer$199,249.20▲ 0.0%
2013
Chief Information Officer$199,249.10▲ 8.5%
2012
Chief Information Officer$183,697.28▲ 3.9%
2011
Chief Information Officer$176,820.94▼ 0.0%
2010
Chief Information Officer$176,853.34▲ 15.5%
2009First
Chief Information Officer$153,072.47
10 years total$1.9M total$190,332.00 avg
FIG. 04

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Employee details

Position
Chief Information Officer
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2018
Years on list
10

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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